KẾT QUẢ NGHIÊN CỨU CHỌN TẠO GIỐNG BƠ (Persea Americana Mills.) CHO CÁC TỈNH PHÍA BẮC

Persea Americana is originated from Mid-America and of high nutrition. Avocado is cultivated in over 60 countries and territories of the world, the total area in 2009 was about 436,280 ha. This species in Vietnam has been planted for 50 years and considered as a new potential crop. With the aim of selecting good varieties to develop economy in the North of Vietnam, a study on evaluation and selection of avocado varieties was conducted during the period of 2010 - 2014. Results showed that among 11 introduced varieties and some local varieties namely Jolio and B3 are regarded as promising varieties with healthy growth, good quality and high yield, these completely meet the export standards. In addition, newly screened avocado individuals and hybrid ones were also evaluated and added to the collection for further assessment.